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Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

I recently began following Pritchard on Twitter. Today he posted a pic of the Pacers at BLF during practice. I looked to the see who I could recognize in the photo. I know Danny has been practicing, but wasn't sure if it was Danny or Gerald that Paul is guarding, so I asked. He left me guessing. Check out the pic and his #KanyeShrug-like response below. Lol

Re: Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

I know they were targeting Charlotte for his return, but haven't seen anything the past 3 days. Hopefully he's able to get back before the AS break, just so Frank knows what he's working with for the last 2 months.

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Re: Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

Fox 59 is reporting it's more likely that Danny would return after the ASB, but that Wednesday is a possibility. Semi-conflicting reports, but I sure hope Mike is right and Danny gets some run Wednesday.

Re: Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

I recently began following Pritchard on Twitter. Today he posted a pic of the Pacers at BLF during practice. I looked to the see who I could recognize in the photo. I know Danny has been practicing, but wasn't sure if it was Danny or Gerald that Paul is guarding, so I asked. He left me guessing. Check out the pic and his #KanyeShrug-like response below. Lol

Re: Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

Re: Kevin Pritchard Twitter Photo/Granger Practicing w/ 2nd Unit

I'm just going to enjoy whatever time we have left with Danny.

I know to a lot of people he was never good enough, which believe me I understand.

But to some of us he was the toilet bowl cleaner after we flushed the sewage of those early aught teams. He was/is a good player, he has never embarrassed the franchise (well unless you count the Dead Donkey thing, but I think they learned early on to keep him off of twitter) and frankly brought back an interaction with the common fan that had been missing for a long time.

Does he have his faults? Yes.

Was he ever good enough? Depends on your point of view, I say at the 17th pick he has been far more than good enough. But I understand when you are looking to build around a franchise player he isn't LeBron, Durrant or even as good as a Pierce.

He played for a horrid God awful coach and suffered through teams that did not have the talent to compete and this is where I think some of us really value Danny. He could have left, he did not have to sign that contract extension. Would he have gotten as big a contract elsewhere? I don't know but this was a 20+ point a game scorer (who btw after signing his contract had a bigger year) so I'm telling you several winning clubs would have done something to get him. But he didn't he had a hand shake agreement with Larry and was in on the "three year plan". That is why I am very worried with Pritchard at the helm as a Danny fan.

IMO, if Bird were here Danny is untouchable. Not because of his on court value only but because I believe they had an agreement that if Danny stayed here during the tough times Larry would build a team with him (notice I didn't say around him) to compete.

Pritchard is under no such obligation. Which btw I'm not faulting him for, he has to do what is best for the club.

So anyway as a fan of the Pacers first but then also of Danny as a Pacer I am just going to try & enjoy whatever we have left with him. If it's this season, next season or even his career. I just want to enjoy Danny being on the team.

Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13